Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
INCEPTION
origin, origination, inception
(noun) an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
inception (plural inceptions)
The creation or beginning of something; the establishment.
Coordinate terms
• conception
Source: Wiktionary
In*cep"tion, n. Etym: [L. inceptio, fr. incipere to begin; pref. in- in + capere to take. See Capable.]
1. Beginning; commencement; initiation. Bacon. Marked with vivacity of inception, apathy of progress, and prematureness of decay. Rawle.
2. Reception; a taking in. [R.] Poe.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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